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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'achievement' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions achievement noun  The act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; as, the of his/her object. A great or heroic deed; something accomplished by valor, boldness, or praiseworthy exertion; a feat. The exploits of the ancient saints ... do far surpass the most famous achievements of pagan heroes. - Barrow The highest achievements of the human intellect. - Macaulay (context, heraldry) An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment. - Cussans Translations:  Dutch: prestatie f French: accomplissement m German: Vollendung f Italian: realizzazione f Spanish: realización f, logro m (trans-bottom) Etymology: Compare French achèvement, English hatchment        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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